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NEW AND RARE PLANTS IN FLOWER, 
collection of greenhouse plants ; it is now flowering very abundantly at the above 
nursery. Callionema pulchra. This elegant greenhouse plant, from the grace- 
fulness of its habit of growth, and the beauty of its pink blossoms, justly merits 
a place in every collection ; it is something after the habit of an Erica, but the 
branches are pendent and extremely slender ; the foliage is very small, it flowers 
rather abundantly, and it is, when in flower, a most beautiful object ; Messrs. 
Henderson have a great abundance of it. Sedum cceruleum. This, though not a 
new plant, is, now it is densely covered with its pretty little blue blossoms, a most 
delightful and pleasing object, and is highly worthy of every attention that may be 
bestowed upon it. 
Mr. Knight's, Chelsea. Pei^isteria cerina. A new and beautiful species of 
Peristeyia, after the habit of P. pendula, but with bright yellow flowers, is now 
flowering at the above named nursery in great perfection ; and no collection of 
Orchide£e should be destitute of it. Eriostemon huivifolium. A remarkably fine 
and well grown plant of this beautiful species is also now in flower, and it is 
certainly superior to E. cuspidatum, both in habit and in foliage, but not in the 
size or beauty of its flowers ; neither of them should be by any means wanting in a 
good collection. Mr. Knight has recently made a very considerable accession to 
his stock of Orchidefe, from the Mauritius, Manilla, &c. ; among which are many 
decidedly new and highly valuable species ; he has especially some very fine im- 
ported plants of various species of Cattleya, as well as many others equally 
valuable. 
Messrs. Loddtges, Hackney. Angroscum caudatum. This singular orchideous 
plant, is now producing a fine spike of flowers at the above nursery, and the long 
tails of its flowers (from which it takes its specific name) give it a very curious and 
interesting appearance, although it has no claims to real beauty. Maxillaria 
cvistata. This is a plant of very difl'erent character to the last, and, though smaller 
than most of the species of this genus, possesses no ordinary share of beauty ; and | 
it is a highly valuable as well as rare orchideous plant ; the flowers proceed from 
the base of the pseudo-bulb, and usually come in pairs ; the flower-stem inclines 
a little downwards, and is about three inches in length ; the flowers are of a fine j 
purple colour, with numerous beautiful white spots, and when held up to the light 
the whole appears perfectly transparent ; the labellum is white, and finely fringed 
or bearded, which gives it a most interesting and pretty appearance ; and, though 
by no means so large and splendid as some of the flowers of other orchideous 
plants, it is one of the prettiest and neatest plants of the tribe with which we are 
acquainted. Bolhophyllum harbigerum. This is a small, but very interesting little 
orchideous plant, and is now producing its singular little flowers at the above 
nursery. Eriostemon cuspidatum. This, though not a new plant, is still we 
believe a rare one, and a fine plant in the collection of the above gentleman is now |j 
flowering in great profusion ; it is certainly a very ornamental plant, and Messrs. 
Loddiges appear to possess a good stock of it. 
Mr. Low's, Clapton. Owing to the immense quantity of Orchidese, which 
Mr. Low has recently exported to the Continent, his stock of this beautiful tribe 
